The Linux kernel develops at a truly astonishing pace, with a new major version emerging every two to three months. For both new and already active kernel developers, keeping up with changes and new features is both challenging and worthwhile. With the recent release of kernel 3.5, we wanted to share our philosophy for having the most up-to-date materials in our courses.

It is very important to us at the Linux Foundation to ensure our training attendees receive only the most up-to-date and relevant information and to encourage the use of new and improved methods, with an eye on future trends in development.

While our attendees can range from experienced programmers with little Linux and/or kernel experience up to veterans, the bulk tend to be experienced and competent, but relatively new to kernel development. Our goals for our Linux courses are to focus on getting attendees comfortable in the Linux ecosystem and bringing them up to speed quickly.

We take very seriously the task of having them adopt the newest methods and avoiding using relatively antiquated ones that, while still supported, are effectively deprecated and may vanish in the future.

Who Are We?

The Linux Foundation is the nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2000, The Linux Foundation sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and is supported by leading technology companies and developers from around the world. More about the foundation...